Heat Pumps Today

07 Johnson Controls and Asset+ deliver a 50% reduction in public building carbon emissions for Hounslow Council Apartment living made simple with Modutherm HIUs Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), has partnered with Hounslow Council to decarbonise schools and public buildings. After acquiring Asset+ - a specialist provider of energy reduction and zero-carbon measures for the UK public sector - in May this year, Johnson Controls will help Hounslow Council deliver on the goals of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS). Before the project, schools in Hounslow were responsible for 67% of the Council’s carbon footprint across their estate. Legacy infrastructure and gas heating across schools and other public buildings would make it impossible to reach the Council’s net-zero goals by 2030. In 2020, after securing a £19 million grant from Modutherm has supplied its MTA heat interface units to the Linen Quarter development in Dunfermline, Fife, providing highly e›cient heating and domestic hot water to 112 two- and three- bedroom apartments, as well as a single commercial unit. The installation is part of the regeneration of Dunfermline’s last remaining Grade A-listed linen works, creating a mixed-use neighbourhood. Energy conscious John Hazelton, CEO of CER Installations Ltd, recently completed a large, 654m2 bespoke designed self-build home in Hampshire. For this modern 5-bed property, John worked closely with the Panasonic team to ensure that his new home provides year-round comfort plus reaches Passive House energy e›cient standards, with indoor air quality being a priority. Having run a successful HVAC installation company for some 45 years, John has worked on some national projects for well-known retailers and pharmaceutical companies through the UK and Ireland. With this wealth of experience, the goal for his own shared family home with his wife’s parents, was to create a more sustainable, well-insulated and low energy property with the highest specification indoor environment. The property the build team designed and built is a modern home using SIP Construction methods, ensuring air tightness to passive house standard, and this, coupled with a Panasonic Aquarea air source heat pump and heat recovery system, has created a sustainable, comfortable, and highly energy e›cient home. The range is among the technologies listed on the International Energy Agency (IEA) Blue Map, whose goal is to reduce CO 2 emissions to half the levels emitted in 2005, by the year 2050. Rachel Wales, Regional Sales and Account Manager for Panasonic commented, “This is a great project, and the family is enjoying a very comfortable home, with improved air quality.” www.aircon.panasonic.eu www.acrjournal.uk/heat-pumps I N S T A L L A T I O N S the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Asset+ began its project to decarbonise buildings and reduce energy consumption in schools and corporate buildings across Hounslow. The scheme was rolled out to 61 properties, including schools and corporate buildings, switching from gas boilers to air source heat pumps, installing solar panels and implementing LED transformation. The technology has been installed at schools such as Heathland School and Rosary School, as well as in leisure centres in Brentford and Isleworth. As a result of the project, carbon emissions across Hounslow’s schools and public buildings dropped by 50%. This reduction in The new apartment block has been connected to Dunfermline’s District Heating System, which supplies heat from a central source generated at the Dunfermline Recycling Centre. The system facilitates the use of low carbon renewable energy sources to benefit the environment and significantly reduce residents’ carbon footprint. www.modutherm.co.uk . energy use translated to a 50% reduction in cost, with on-site energy production and the use of LEDs able to o©set the increase in electricity use. To date, Hounslow saved over 17 million kWh per energy across its corporate and school sites, equating to over 3,000 tonnes of carbon. In addition to helping councils work towards net-zero goals, the scheme works with the local community to provide permanent jobs for local residents and protect public sector organisations from the drastic increase in utility bills. The decarbonisation scheme is delivered on top of an award-winning partnership between Asset+ and Hounslow Council. www.johnsoncontrols.co.uk Large Family Home Achieves Passive House Standards with Panasonic Sustainable Heat Pump Solution